Lpg Subsidy

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An official release on the Cabinet decision said some eligible households still do not have LPG connections. (PTI Photo)

Govt earmarks Rs 1,650 cr for additional 75 lakh LPG connections under Ujjwala

A targeted subsidy of Rs 200 per 14.2 kg LPG cylinder for up to 12 refills per year is being provided to PMUY consumers

13 Sep 2023 10:19 PM

Govt to replace LPG subsidy with cooking subsidy in order to extend the benefits to people using piped natural gas and biofuels for cooking purposes. (Photo: PTI)

Niti Aayog working on proposal to replace LPG subsidy with cooking subsidy: Kumar

Govt subsidises 12 cylinders of 14.2 kg each per household in a year by directly transferring subsidy amount to the users' bank accounts.

16 Jul 2018 12:23 PM

A payments bank is like any other bank, but operates on a smaller scale without involving any credit risk. (Photo: PTI)

Airtel Payments Bank gets RBI, UIDAI nod to resume taking new customers

The company had denied any wrong doing and streamlined its processes to comply with the regulations.

12 Jul 2018 12:49 PM

Revenue deficit target of 2 per cent of GDP will be met in current fiscal, deficit would be 1.9 per cent in next. (Photo: PTI).

Govt capex to rise 25 pc to Rs 3.9 lakh crore by FY'20

The tax-GDP ratios are projected to be 11.6 per cent in 2018-19 and 11.9 per cent in 2019-20.

10 Aug 2017 1:54 PM

Fuels like kerosene, LPG are highly subsidised in India.

Kerosene subsidy will also go; price to rise 25 paise every fortnight

Govt has asked state-owned oil marketing companies to start implementing phase-out of kerosen subsidy.

03 Aug 2017 2:35 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PIB Twitter)

Modi wants 'Give It Up' LPG campaign for food subsidy

Govt is overburdened with a huge overall subsidy bill of Rs 2.4 lakh crore projected in Budget 2017.

25 Apr 2017 1:01 PM

More households are likely to reclaim their 12 subsidised cylinders in a year as international fuel prices go up and the subsidy is almost Rs 300 per cylinder.

Subsidy reclaimed

There’s no doubt that the cost of many items that the aspiring middle class is buying or using has risen.

14 Apr 2017 3:02 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

People reclaim LPG subsidy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the ‘Give It Up’ campaign in March 2015.

13 Apr 2017 6:01 AM

While Aadhaar has been linked to LPG subsidy, efforts are afoot to link it to other subsidised items like kerosene and public distribution system. (Photo: PTI/File)

Niti wants to link Aadhaar with students’ scholarships

The final assessment repo-rt is likely to be approved by the PMO this month, sources aware of the developments, told this newspaper.

10 Apr 2017 2:12 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

'Comprehensive, not isolated': Modi on govt's poverty alleviation schemes

This came in response to a tweet by a follower who praised him for the Ujjwala scheme to provide subsidised LPG to poor people.

05 Apr 2017 10:42 AM

The I-T department will soon sign a MoU with the Oil Ministry in order to begin this transfer of personal taxpayer data, in a "confidential and safe" manner.

LPG subsidy: Rs 10 lakh income under I-T lense

The department, till now, used to share such proprietary data with Law Enforcement Agencies like police, CBI, ED and others.

20 Dec 2016 4:01 PM

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